Product Details
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0028944745122
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1996-02-21
Running Time : 53minutes
UPC : 028944745122
ASIN : B000001GR1
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Fantasie C-dur D 760, Op. 15: I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
2. Fantasie C-dur D 760, Op. 15: II. Adagio
3. Fantasie C-dur D 760, Op. 15: III. Presto
4. Fantasie C-dur D 760, Op. 15: IV. Allegro
5. Fantasie C-Dur, Op. 17: I. Durchaus fantastisch and leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legenden-Ton - Tempo primo
6. Fantasie C-Dur, Op. 17: II. Massig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter
7. Fantasie C-Dur, Op. 17: III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten -Etwas bewegter
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Wonderful Wanderer , Spectacular Schumann (2004-03-14)  As one reviewer notes, the Schubert Wanderer Fantasie was originally issued on LP coupled with the Sonata in a minor D845. That LP was my first solo piano LP, and did it get me hooked! I had no idea solo piano could be so dynamic and powerful, but still engage the heart in soul-searching ways. Pollini combines deep and profoundness with momentum and drive. You never go to sleep on this music, but you also don't feel driven over-driven.Nothing ever seems glossed over with Pollini, but, unlike many other pianists who explore the intrinsic qualities of romantic works like these Fantasies, he never lets his exploration drag to the point of monotony. The Schumann, while a lesser know work than the famous Schubert, is certainly an even more incredible performance. I, though, like one other reviewer noted, find it shameful that Universal issued these Fantasies without their accompanying Sonatas. Even more shameful, in 2002 Universal issued those two sonatas in a single disk as part of this same remastering series ("The Originals") catalog #463676-2, but it is not available in North America. It is available from Amazon as an import, asin # B00006L76P. I wouldn't be without either disk.
Boring (2004-02-27)  I must admit that I'm being a little hard on Pollini by giving this recording such a low rating, but the Wanderer-Fantasie (which is the piece I'm really interested in), while technically flawless, has none of the élan of my favourite recording, that being Clifford Curzon's mono recording on Decca. This one seems dull, metronomic and, simply put, woefully inadequate next to Curzon's brilliant use of rubato, shifting tempi and rock-solid rhythms to convey the emotion of the piece.
Decent Schubert, but Great Schumann from Pollini (2002-09-03) This is an odd coupling of Pollini's early recordings in the Deutsche Grammophon Originals series. Pollini's version of Schubert's "Wanderer-Fantasie" was marred by technical problems, which this digitally remastered version doesn't quite overcome. Unfortunately, his version isn't nearly as compelling as those I've heard from the likes of Kempff, yet Pollini's performance remains technically proficient. The real treasure has to be Pollini's exceptional performance of Schumann's Fantasia; his most recent recordings of Schumann's music for Deutsche Grammophon only enhanced his reputation. Pollini's playing of the Fantasia is replete with warmth as well as splendid technique.
Compilation from two classic records. (2001-09-28) While it is good that DG reintroduces some of its most glorious recordings in excellent sound, it is too bad that original combinations get scrambled. This disc is such an example. The Wanderer Fantasie started out on an lp also containing an equally well performed Sonata in a (D845), the Schumann Fantasie was coupled to an earth shattering performance of Robert's first Sonata. Why not just reissue "The Originals". But enough complaining already. Both works on this disc are very well/over represented in the recorded catalogue. I am very fond of both of them and heard them numerous times both in concerts and on records. While there is an overabundance of alternatives, Pollini still sets the standards of pianism in romantic repertoire in both works. Pollini appeared on the international scene at 16 and was done great injustice by getting silver in the Geneva music competition. When he entered the Chopin competition at 18, that batch of jurors paid better attention and awarded him first price. Not coming from a financially challenged background, Pollini was not lured in the common 100 concerts in 200 days routine, but instead studied an additional six years. Some of those with Michelangeli. This disc contains recordings from "the beginning" of Pollini's recording carreer, that produced a constant number of additions to the imaginary list of "greatest recordings of all time". While some more recent recordings (Maurizio's Berg Sonata, Chopin Ballades) sound a little too much like cool perfection, this disc is anything but cool. The great pianist Szebok once defined intelligence as that part of the brain that watches the rest of it at work. These recordings define intelligence in the romantic repertoire. While Pollini brings all the fire and eye for every possible detail, he never loses the big picture of these great compositions. These recordings are good friends of mine, to paraphrase Bukowski. I have heard many alternatives since I first encountered them. There have been moments that I was tempted by alternatives. For a while I was very much into Kissin's Wanderer. His coloring in the scales after they adagio is really breath taking. Yet, after a while you start to miss Pollini's big picture. While the recordings may not represent DG's very best (Pogorelich:Haydn; Ugorski:Messiaen) they are still very good. Click and save yourself...
Best among the best! (2001-04-12) This disc comes first in my discography of Schubert. But in its first release, the Wanderer-Fantasie was coupled with Sonata D 845. This owed us the best possible compilation of two incomparable interpretations for two great Schubert's works. On the other hand, Schumann's Fantasia was coupled with Sonata No. 1. As a result, we had two equally outstanding recordings. In this new release, Pollini has no rival in "Wanderer-Fantasie" and even Perrahia might sound prosaic facing such implacable rigor and balance. As to Schumann's Fantasia, Richter and Perrahia are, in my view, the best alternative but Pollini knows how to combine poetic expression and scrupulous respect of structures so that the global architecture of the work never dilutes. In the third movement, this impression of dilution present in Perrahia's reading is patent in Richter's rendering because both artists gave primacy to the expression of the evanescent character of feelings. Pollini never looses sight of the lines while keeping the tension alive from beginning to end. In this perspective, his interpretation might be more satisfactory. Perrahia also couples Schubert's and Schumann's Fantasias on the same disc (CBS). Every lover of those works should have both discs.
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